Education Indicator 25 :Existence of regulations/laws that require teachers and lecturers to refer VAWG survivors

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One of the most important elements in combating VAWG is the effort made to detect and report such violence. Education is an important sector and teaching staff has a great responsibility in this area. Legislation and regulations require them to report any acts of violence they may observe in the school or university environment, or among pupils and students, even if they have suffered such violence outside school and university. This facilitates the combined State efforts in combating VAWG.

Only in Tunisia, the law on eliminating violence against women includes provisions requiring the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Training to take all necessary measures to prevent and combat violence against women in educational institutions.

Countries
Algeria

Algeria

There are no regulations or laws that require teachers and lecturers to refer VAWG victims.

Egypt

Egypt

There are no regulations or laws that require teachers and lecturers to refer VAWG victims.

Jordan

Jordan

There are no regulations that require teachers and lecturers to refer VAWG victims. Article 4 of the law on protection from domestic violence of 2017 obliges all health, education and social service providers in the public and private sectors to report any case of domestic violence. However the reporting is made with the consent of the victim and if the offence constitutes a “felony” according to the same article. The reporting is only made without the consent of the victim if they are “incapacitated or incompetent person”.

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Lebanon

There are no regulations or laws that require teachers and lecturers to refer VAWG victims.

Morocco

Morocco

There are no regulations or laws that require teachers and lecturers to refer VAWG victims. The Ministry of National Education cooperates with Ministry of Interior on activating the role of listening and mediation centres and monitoring and protection measures in educational institutions. A tracking information system (IT portal) “Ikram 2” was established to follow up on cases of violence within educational institutions. The directors of educational institutions and the heads of listening and mediation centres can report cases of violence detected locally. The ministry has prepared a set of reference documents, and provided training courses and knowledge exchange meetings.

Palestine

Palestine

There are no regulations or laws that require teachers and lecturers to refer VAWG victims.

Tunisia

Tunisia

The law on eliminating violence against women includes provisions requiring the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Training to take all necessary measures to prevent and combat violence against women in educational institutions (Article 7). Article 39 stipulates that everyone entrusted with the protection of women from violence, including judicial police officers, representatives of child protection services, health workers, women and family affairs, social affairs, education and others, should respond immediately to every request for assistance or protection submitted by the victim directly.

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2020 Regional Index on VAWG